Teemu Selanne's 10 greatest goals

Teemu Selanne has sported different looks - but the result has been the same. As the Finnish winger nears the career 600-goal milestone, Mark Whicker counts down Selanne's 10 most memorable goals.FILE PHOTO

Teemu Selanne has sported different looks - but the result has been the same. As the Finnish winger nears the career 600-goal milestone, Mark Whicker counts down Selanne's 10 most memorable goals. FILE PHOTO10. May 5, 2009

The Ducks tried to take command of their Western Conference semifinal series with Detroit. Selanne did his part by breaking away and scoring (pictured) on Chris Osgood for a 1-0 lead, and the Ducks eventually won 2-1 for a 2-1 series lead. However, the Ducks lost Game 7 in Detroit despite a comeback from a 0-2 deficit, with Selanne getting the first Ducks' goal in that one. TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; PHOTO BY ROSE PALMISANO, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER9. On March 23, 1993 Selanne blasted his 66th goal of his remarkable rookie season - one in which he surpassed Philadelphia•s Eric Lindros to win the Calder Trophy as the rookie of the year with the Winnipeg Jets . That goal tied the rookie points record of Peter Stastny. Later in the game he broke that record with an assist to Alexei Zhamnov. Selanne ended that loss to Toronto with 111 points. He wound up with 132. TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; FILE PHOTO8. On Oct. 8, 1992

Selanne took the ice for the second time in his NHL career, at San Jose. You can't score 600 goals before you score your first one, and Selanne got one past Sharks' goalie Jeff Hackett in a 4-2 overtime loss for the Jets. TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; FILE PHOTO7. April 11, 2007

The Ducks entered the playoffs as one of the Stanley Cup favorites for the first time in their history. But they had a difficult first-round series with Minnesota to win. The Wild took a 1-0 lead in the second period before Selanne got loose on a breakaway and beat countrymen Nicklas Backstrom (goal celebration pictured). Dustin Penner won it, 2-1, and the Ducks survived a tough 5-game series. TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; PHOTO BY KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER6. May 3, 2006

The Ducks faced a Game 7 in Calgary after winning Game 6 at home. The favored Flames were already savoring a Western Conference semifinal matchup with neighboring Edmonton. Selanne began to puncture those dreams with the first goal of the game (celebration pictured), and the Ducks went on to dominate, 3-0, in a run that did not end until Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; REGISTER FILE PHOTO5. April 23, 1993

As a rookie at Winnipeg, Selanne was eager to show he could produce in the playoffs after two quiet games against Vancouver. He broke out with a hat trick in a 5-4 Winnipeg victory, including a power play goal with :03 left in the first period. "When I don't play well I'm the Finnish Crash," Selanne said. "It was nice tonight to prove I was still the Finnish Flash." TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; FILE PHOTO4. March 2, 1993

Rookie Selanne demonstrated the way to take the suspense out of a record. He broke Mike Bossy's rookie goal-scoring record with his 54th of the season, off Quebec goaltender Stephane Fiset, in what became a 7-4 Winnipeg loss. Selanne got a hat trick that night and a gold-plated stick from owner Barry Shenkarow. Selanne went on to score 76 goals, shattering Bossy's record by 23. TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; FILE PHOTO3. May 1, 2007

Selanne took a stick to the face (pictured) from Vancouver's Josh Green, and that came on top of several other facial wounds in the previous series against Minnesota. Selanne showed toughness is an underrated part of his game by tying Game 4 of the Western semifinals with 5:42 left in regulation. Travis Moen won it in overtime to give the Ducks a 3-1 series lead. TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; REGISTER FILE PHOTO2. April 16, 1997

The Ducks played their first-ever playoff game at home (pictured) against Phoenix. Those were the names when they relied on the 8/9 combination of Selanne and Paul Kariya. With all the pressure on the top line, Selanne got the Ducks onto the board with a 5-on-3 goal, then scored another in Anaheim's 4-2 victory. The Ducks went on to win the series in seven games. TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; REGISTER FILE PHOTO1. May 20, 2007

The Ducks were being dominated in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals at Detroit, but Jean Sebastien Giguere kept them within a goal of Detroit. Scott Niedermayer tied it in the final minute of regulation, and Selanne, taking advantage of a giveaway by Andreas Lilja, won it in overtime on a goal (pictured) that ticked off the stick of Nicklas Lidstrom. The Ducks led the series, 3-2, and went on to win the Stanley Cup. TEXT BY MARK WHICKER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER; PHOTO BY KEVIN SULLIVAN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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